Skate



Nov. 18,1930. r 5. J. STIVER 1,782,073

SKATE Filed Oct. 12. 1929 2 Shoots-Sheet '1 I I Inventor ,1930. 5. J. SII'IVER 13 3 78 I SKATE Filed Oct. 12, 1929' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor '5'. JSZz'z/er A iforney 'latented Nov. 18, i v. p I

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sxArnllQij i Application filed October 12, 1929. semi No. 399,254.; r The present invention relates to skates and type {carried in thef-upper'forward partof the prime object of the invention is to provide the portion 10 and on; this shaft 1.? thereis a f a skate with means for propelling the same I gear 18ineshing with the gear 15, a ra'ck pin by a rocking movement of the foot. ion 19 and a ratchet 20. s Y Another very important object ofthe in- Aspring pressed paw1'21 'c'o-op'erates with- 5f vention resides in the provision of a foot pro the ratchet 20 to allow rotation of the shaft pelled skate of this nature which is simple in 16 in one direction only. The pawl 21 is its construction, inexpensiveto manufacture, carried by the gear18 which is loose on the strong and durable, compact and'convenient shaft 16 while the rack pinion '19 and the in its arrangement of parts, easy to manipuratchet arefixedito the shaft. m;

late and thoroughly eificient and reliable in A rack bar meshes with the rack pinion use and operation. I V I i '9; i This rackbarpas'ses throughtheop'en- With the above and numerous other ob-f ing 6 and is held in engagement with the jects in View as will appear as'the' descripQ rack gear by means'of'aroller 26 journaled I 15 tion proceeds, the invention residesin' certain in a bracket 27.;on thebotto-m of the plate 5. 5; novel features of construction, and in the A U -shaped bra'cket28 rises from the plate combination and arrangement of parts'as will 5 and rockably supports a foot plate 29' be hereinafter more fully described and cwith the rear end of which is pivotally em claimed. p 'gagedas at the upper end of the rack 2e Inthe'drawingz' f i bar 25.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a skateem- T r. d i r ck l fOO plat rbodying th feature f y i v ntm ,v l Wlll abut the buffer? thus eliminating the Figure 2 is a section taken on the li 2 2 downward movement thereof. It will thus of Figure 1, V be seen that by rocking the foot when the r 25 Figure3is an enlargeddetail section taken ei WOTII'tYhQ Skate may be P op e lo gitudi ally a d v ti ll th h th forwardlyby the transmlsslon of interm1t--,v plate substantially on the line 33 of Figtent iotatlon he gear '18 and the gear 15 e ur 2, through the oscillation of the rack bar.

Figure 4 is asomewhat similar detail seci i l q ght a the Construction, oper tion showing the opposite side of the gearing, 3 1, vk y' d a Vfi g Of t D- so and i I tion Wlll now be quite apparent to those- Fi 5 i ti l transverse ti skilled inthis art without a more detailed taken substantially on the line 55 of Fig- 'descrlptlon h V r ure 1 '2 Y The present embodiment .oftheinvention 35 Referring to the drawing in detail it will h been d cribed in detail merely for the be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a bottom P P f g f exemphfieatlen e 111 tu l plate formed with an opening 6 adjacent the pr 1t ettmnsthe feetlll'es of advantage realth f. A bumper 7 i fi d on t f enumerated as desirable 111 a the statement the plate 5 immediately to the rear of the of the lnventlen e h ebeve p 0 opening 6. A bar 8 is fixed longitudinally W111 be pp r nt that changes e e under th b d l t d has d di b details of construction, and in the combina- I stantially \I-shaped front and rear portions men and l g n Parts may be 'e- 9 d 10 ti l p 1 V sorted to without depart ng-from the spirit (,5 Front rollers 11 are j urnal d on an a l or scope of the 1nvent1on as hereinafter 12 in the bottom of the portion 9. An axle claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages. shaft 13 is journaled in the portion 10 with Having thus described my invention, what rollers or wheels 14 fixed to the ends thereof. I claim as new is: To an intermediate portion of the axle shaft A skate comprising a supporting plate,

56 12 there is fixed a gear .15; A shaft 16 is. a rockable foot plate mounted on said sup journaled in a bearing 17 of the ball bearing porting plate, a longitudinally. extending i part of the rear V-shaped portiomadi'i'V ing connectionbetween said driving shaft and the rear. axle shaft, said driving connection operable to rotate the axle in only one direction of rotation of the driving shaft, and means operatively connecting the said rockable foot plate to the-said'driving shaft for rotating the latter-in alternate direc o s PQ rocking m ement qfseid eet: a

1313138. 1 In testimony whereof I afiix iny'signatnre.

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